Paris Saint-Germain is turning to the United States. The American investment fund Arctos Partners has in fact taken a “minority stake” in the capital of PSG, as the club announced this Thursday. If he quickly clarified in a statement that the Qatari owner Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) will continue to “control all decisions taken at PSG”, this “strategic partnership and investment agreement” is not trivial.
“Arctos is a remarkable partner to help us achieve our goals, offering strategic expertise, ideas and innovation to our business, while providing investment and new relationships to support our sporting goals,” underlines the president of the PSG Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. This day is an important milestone in the history of Paris Saint-Germain and will greatly contribute to the continued success and growth of our great club. »
According to RMC Sport and The Team, Arctos Partners will own 12.5% of the capital of PSG, whose valuation amounts to 4.25 billion euros. Light years away from the 70 million euros when the club was purchased in 2011.